Rijksmuseum
Head of a crozier
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anonymousunknown creator of a work (do not use as value of P50; use "unknown value" instead)
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- c. 1220 - c. 1230
- Medium
- copper (metal)
- Institution
- Rijksmuseum
The Devil is often represented as a reptile. Here the archangel Michael fights the Devil who assumes the guise of a dragon. The head of the staff is shaped like a snake and lizard-like creatures crawl on the knob. They too represent evil. The bishop, to whom this staff once belonged, had to protect his flock, the faithful, from this evil.
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